The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-09-14
General Powell Opens the State Campaign
by Speech at Hamilton.
A Severe krrsignmsnt Of the Present Guber-
material Incumbent
A Reduction and Revision Of the Present
Tariff Needed and Demanded.
Extrayagant Administration of Finances
The Condition OF Affairs Worse Than
Ever Before.

HAMILTON, o., September THE open
ing meeting of the State campaign of the
Democratic party was held here this even
ing. 1t was a very large and enthusiastic
meeting. The Duckworth and Ohio clubs
of Cincinnati, and the Jefferson club Of
Springfield were in attendance as well as
a number of leading Democrats from other
parts of the State. The first speech was
made by Hon. Thos. K. Powell, candidate
for Governor. He had an enthusiastic re-
ception and his speech was listened to by
large concourse OF people.
Mr.. Powell devoted nearly one third OF
his time 10 Governor Foraker and his ad
ministration. Speaking of what was de-
manded of governor of Ohio, the third
state in the Union, he said Foraker's at
tack upon President Cleveland in his
speech OF acceptance was unworthy one
aspiring to such high Office, and, for 1t,
he had received condemnation at the
hands of private citizens, and from the
public press throughout the country. He
claimed also that Govorner Foraker had
publicly insulted the four hundred thous-
and Democratic voters of Ohio by refer
ring to them in his speech as the "rebel
brigade" and as "Confederates," aud
DIRTY Democrats" He classed this
method as of the character as the Govern
ors chorge on a former occasion that the
tiary had been making canes from human
skins-negroes and Irishmen. This charge
he said was based solely on the statement
OF some inmates of the insane ward of the
penitentiarys
THE REBEL FLAGS.
Speaking of the matter OF the rebel flags,
he said the Governor by his conduct at
soldiers reunions, and especially at
Wheeling, had disguised the best men in
his own party, and they had called a halt
on him. This had gone to such an extent
that the executive committee had issued a
second edition of his speeches, and unlike
the tariff they had been both revised and
reformed.
Going back TO his first topic, he said the
people wanted a Governor who would give
less attention to the war that ended twenty
years ago, and more to the peaceful
problems of the present and future. The
administration of Foraker was compared
with the Democratic administrations OF
the State and figures were presented to
prove that the present State administrs.
lion had not only been more expensive
than any of the Democratic administra-
tons, but the most recklessly extravagant
administration we have ever had in the
State.
The question of tariff reform was dis
cussed at some length and occupied about
one third OF the address. He favored q
thorough revision and an honest reforma-
ton of the present system and said that
the tariff should be SO reduced that no
more revenue should be raised than the
government needed. He advocated keep
ing taxes up on whisky, tobacco and arti-
Giles of luxury and making food, clothing
and articles of necessity and general con.
sumption, cheaper. He gave some atten-
ton to Foraker's claims of the blessings
az prohibition as given in his article in
the Forum and made considerable ridicule
of several statements in that article
NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION.
He next gave q summary of what had
been done by the National Administra
ton, such as recovering the lands which
had been granted to railroad corporations
by the Republican party and stated that
the Democratic party had not granted a
single acre of the public domain to railroad
corporations, and had not extended or re-
vived a single grant. He also gave the
facts upon which he based his claim thu
Cleveland's administration had done more
for the soldiers and their dependent rela-
tives than any Republican administration.
He closed his speech with q tribute 10
President Cleveland and his work and
claimed that the party which had done 20
well with national affairs was the party TO
be trusted with the administration Of ouI
own State affairs.